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I was really just thinking about some trousers I can wear all day that don't soak up much rain. My commute isn't long, 20 mins max depending on traffic, but it's enough to get a good soaking like the last couple of days. I used to have some Levi Commuter chinos that were kinda waterproof and dried quickly if they did get wet, but they don't make them anymore. I'm hoping to find something similar.
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I think “drying quickly” is the way forward. Look for something with light DWR but not waterproof.
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I have these (bought on sale) an they are really great, apart from the zippers which a joke. If you have decent mudguards I would say these fit your requirements. I also have the Levi's commuters (they are still available here in La Suede in my LBS) and these are a bit thinner fabric wise and a tad stretchier than the Levi's.
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“drying quickly” is the way
This is the way I'd go.
Have a look for the commuter jeans on eBay.
Also check out Zara for their nonjean trousers. That's what I always used to use as they were flexible and dried quite quickly.
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I am quite liking my pair of swrve midweight-wwr-trousers not been caught in a torrential rain and gotten soaked but when they were wet they dried pretty quickly and because they aren't super heavy they weren't too uncomfortable to be sat in in college.
They have lightweight wwr trousers too which would probably dry in no time and I'm tempted to try but I'd think if they were any lighter than the midweight ones I have they'd probably be just for summer and I'd worry a little about how durable they could be.
withered_preacher
SasenFrAsen
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boredom
So you need something you can rince the mud and rain-roadgrime off the calfs, shake off dry in the toilets, then put in your bag without it festering?
I stand by decent goretex over trousers. But if you find them too hot just wear some Uniqlo airisum(?) boxers without trousers/jeans/bibs/etc.